1977 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1977 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 13 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, T. Carroll, B. Cook, D. Cumming, A. Davis, A. Dullard, T. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, B. Norsworthy, G. Osborne, B. Tippett

Footscray
R. Abbey, D. Blair, D. Collins, C. Dell, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, P. Munro, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Reid, J. Reid, L. Sandilands, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

Melbourne (7.9.51) were defeated by Footscray (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Biffin (2), L. Fowler (2), G. Baker, D. Cumming, G. Wells
Footscray: L. Sandilands (6), I. Low (2), B. Quinlan (2), D. Blair, D. Collins, I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 25 June 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,566

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 7.9.51 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 7 5 . 7 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Footscray 3 . 4 10 . 4 12 . 11 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin FOOT by 7 FOOT by 27 FOOT by 46 FOOT by 51 FOOT by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Bill Goggin (Footscray)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 3 5 4 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 2 4 8 7 1 6 0 0 2
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 4
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 4 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 3 0
20 Cook, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 4 2
15 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 1 0 4 0
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 8 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 4 6 6 2
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 2 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 2 0 20 17 3 4 0 4 3
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 4 0 6 2
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 1
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 7 0
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 4 3
12 Norsworthy, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 0 4 5
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 4 1
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 1 2 22 17 5 4 0 5 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 9 251 184 67 51 11 71 41

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 4 0 3 3
16 Blair, Dennis ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 5 0 3 5
15 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 1 30 23 7 4 0 4 2
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 4 3
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 0 4
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 0 0 1 5
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 9 29 2 7
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 6 0 1 3
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 1 2 17 15 2 4 0 2 1
28 Low, Ian ? ? 2 2 34 24 10 13 0 4 3
10 Munro, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 3 0
23 Perussich, Lee ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 4 7
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 5
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 4 3 1 6
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 0 2 4
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 6 2 10 9 1 4 0 0 5
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 2 3
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 3 0 4 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 12 299 232 67 79 32 41 70

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s